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Expert says Saskatchewan should consider more targeted vaccine plan as variants surge
SASKATOON - Nazeem Muhajarine says he feels a sense of relief after receiving his first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine last week at a centre in Saskatoon."It was just so well-organized and run. I felt com...
Apr 22, 2021
Czechs expel more Russians in dispute over 2014 depot blast
PRAGUE, Czech Republic - The Czech Republic on Thursday ordered 63 more Russian diplomats to leave the country, further escalating a dispute between the two nations over the alleged involvement of Rus...
Apr 22, 2021
COVID-19: Montreal newspaper blasted for front-page photo of Trudeau in India
MONTREAL - The Journal de Montreal newspaper is being criticized for running a photo from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's 2018 trip to India on its front page today to accompany a COVID-19 story. Trud...
Apr 22, 2021
Man arrested after teen badly injured in attack at Victoria tent encampment
VICTORIA - Police say a suspect has been arrested following an incident at a Victoria tent encampment where officers faced a hostile crowd while trying to help a 15-year-old with serious injuries. A s...
Apr 22, 2021
Missile from Syria lands in Israel, triggers Israel strike
JERUSALEM - A Syrian anti-aircraft missile landed in southern Israel early Thursday, setting off air raid sirens near the country's top-secret nuclear reactor, the Israeli military said. In response, ...
Apr 22, 2021
US jobless claims fall to 547,000, another pandemic low
WASHINGTON - The number of Americans applying for unemployment aid fell last week to 547,000, a new low since the pandemic struck and a further encouraging sign that layoffs are slowing on the strengt...
Apr 22, 2021
Police kill Ma'Khia Bryant, 16, who attacked 2 with knife
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Body camera footage from other officers released Wednesday in the fatal police shooting of Ma'Khia Bryant, a Black teenager who charged at two people with a knife, showed a chaotic sc...
Apr 22, 2021
Biden opening summit with ambitious new US climate pledge
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden will open a global climate summit with a pledge to cut at least in half the climate-wrecking coal and petroleum fumes that the U.S. pumps out, a commitment he hopes wi...
Apr 22, 2021
Nearly 1,500 reported arrested at Navalny rallies in Russia
MOSCOW - Police arrested nearly 1,500 people Wednesday during a day of demonstrations throughout Russia calling for freedom for imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny, whose health reportedly is ...
Apr 22, 2021
'It sickened me': victim of $70K payroll scam at Errington sawmill speaks out
NANAIMO - A former manager of a bankrupt mill welled up in tears while describing the pain her former colleague's workplace scam caused."I had a friend of 11 years that obviously wasn't my friend," Li...
Apr 22, 2021